PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH

HB 1186 amends a specific section of the Illinois Pension Code to make a technical correction related to downstate firefighters' benefits. This bill directly affects public employees who are firefighters outside Chicago (downstate) by updating a technical provision in their pension code. The change is purely procedural and does not alter benefit eligibility, amounts, or other substantive terms. As a technical amendment, it has no direct impact on other public employee groups or broader pension policy.